Get your car driving license by registering for unlimited training and tests till you pass under the FIXED PRICE COURSE! Or pay for your training till the first road test!

Registration for car driving license at EDI is a simple process! Our courteous staff will assist you in the entire registration process. You may get your eye test done in any of 3 EDI’s training and testing centre located in Al Qusais, Al Quoz and Port Rashid.

IMPORTANT!
1. Students can opt to register for either Automatic or Manual gear transmission for their car driving license. However, please note that Automatic license holders are not allowed to drive a Manual gear vehicle.

3. A pre-evaluation test for 15 hours session and 10 hours session registered students to evaluate their driving experience.

4. Driver Skill Refresher Course: If you are holding a valid UAE driving license and need a confidence boost & practice, you can apply for this course. It includes 4 hours of practical training sessions. You can take 2 hours of minimum sessions also.

5. Simulator Training: All students registered for 20 hours sessions will have to attend 1 session of Simulator prior to starting their training hours.

6. Solo Training: This is mandatory for 20 hours sessions course and is optional for 15-hour session & 20-hour session.

7. People who have a valid UAE Driving license from any emirate other than Dubai need to get their driving file transferred from that emirate to Dubai RTA before opening a file for any other vehicle category.

8. People who have any traffic fine in their name will not be able to open a file until the fine is cleared.

9. People who have opened any driving file before with other institutes should transfer their file. For more information please call 04-2631100.

10. Pilots and Cabin Crews of only 'Emirates Airlines' & 'FlyDubai' with their valid country license can directly appear for Theory Test & Road test. Those who do not have any country license will have to register for 20-hour session. Pilots & Cabin crews of other Airlines will register as regular students for 20/15/10 hour sessions under the Flying Crew Course.

11. People having nationality and driving license of the listed 41 countries can directly transfer their license by walking into any RTA office with necessary documents & fee. The exempted countries are:

Original Emirates IDPlease note: Visa copy may be required if the designation mentioned in the Emirates ID is not the same as in the stamped visa. Emirates / FlyDubai cabin crew must provide visa copy if the profession is different in Emirates ID.

Eye test must be completed before RTA file opening. It can be done at any of EDI’s 3 main centres (Al Qusais/Al Quoz/Port Rashid) or at any RTA authorized optical centres in Dubai.

No Objection letter required only if profession is not mentioned in the RTA exempted list of professions

if Employed: No Objection letter must be printed on the company letterhead with the company stamp & signature of the designated authority

If Unemployed/Personal employed sponsor: No Objection letter from the sponsor must be submitted on a white paper with the signature.

​Please note: No Objection letter must be addressed to RTA, Dubai stating issue date, student name, passport no., selected vehicle category & gear transmission (automatic/manual). The No Objection letter is valid for only 6 months from the issue date unless the validity is mentioned by the sponsor.

*For UAE/GCC nationals, No Objection letter is not required even if the customer is below 21 years.

Valid original home country driving license of the same category (if any): License must be legally translated only from Dubai if not printed in English/Arabic. The license must be attested from the home country embassy/consulate if in handwritten and/or in book format.

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR:Female customers wanting to take training by the male instructor:

Copy of RTA learning permit

No Objection letter signed by the sponsor (father/husband). For UAE nationals/company visa holders, No Objection letter to be signed by self.

Original RTA file from the previous school/institute (if registered before April 2017)

No Objection letter /status report from previous school/institute.

Theory lectures details (if attended)

Valid /invalid learning permit (not applicable for other Emirates)

Training Sheet (if practical training has been taken)

Customer holding partner visa:

Copy of valid trade license.

Customers working in Dubai holding visa from other Emirate:

Copy of trade license in Dubai

Copy of trade license in other Emirate (name must be same as in Dubai trade license)

No Objection letter from Dubai office stating the customer is employed & working in their Dubai office. (No Objection letter must be printed on company’s letterhead with company stamp and signature of designated authority).

Marsom / Bedouin (who do not have Emirates ID):

Marsom letter

People of Determination:

Original medical report from Rashid Hospital

Sanad Card from CDA if available (optional)

Pregnant women:

No Objection letter signed by husband

‘Fit to Drive’ Certificate from the consulting doctor

20 hours (beginner)

Training timings

Total fee till first road test

(Discount of 4 FREE hours included!)

Fixed price course till pass
(10% registration discount included!)

Gear Type

Automatic gear

Manual gear

Automatic gear

Manual gear

Regular training

AED 5,965

AED 5,805

AED 10,800

AED 12,600

Night Training

AED 6,125

AED 5,965

AED 10,800

AED 12,600

only Friday/ Friday & Saturday training

AED 6,925

AED 6,925

NA

NA

Shift training
(as per your convenience)

AED 7,245

AED 7,245

NA

NA

OFFER!

Get extra 2 FREE hours upon full payment!

Get extra 10% OFF upon full payment!

* 5% VAT will be applied.

15 hours (home country license issued between 2 -5 years)

Training timings

Total fee till first road test
(Discount of 3 FREE hours included!)

Fixed price course till pass
(10% discount included!)

Gear Type

Automatic gear

Manual gear

Automatic gear

Manual gear

Regular training

AED 5,345

AED 5,225

AED 10,350

AED 12,150

Night Training

AED 5,465

AED 5,345

AED 10,350

AED 12,150

Only Friday/ Friday & Saturday training

AED 6,065

AED 6,065

NA

NA

Shift training
(as per your convenience)

AED 6,305

AED 6,305

NA

NA

OFFER!

Get extra 2 FREE hours upon full payment!

Get extra 10% OFF upon full payment

* 5% VAT will be applied.

10 hours (home country license issued more than 5 years)

Training timings

Total fee till first road test
(Discount of 2 FREE hours included!)

Fixed price course till pass
(10% discount included!)

Gear Type

Automatic gear

Manual gear

Automatic gear

Manual gear

Regular training

AED 4,825

AED 4,745

AED 10,080

AED 11,700

Night Training

AED 4,905

AED 4,825

AED 10,080

AED 11,700

Only Friday/ Friday & Saturday training

AED 5,305

AED 5,305

NA

NA

Shift training
(as per your convenience)

AED 5,465

AED 5,465

NA

NA

OFFER!

Get extra 2 FREE hours upon full payment!

Get extra 10% OFF upon full payment

* 5% VAT will be applied.

OTHER COURSES

DIRECT TEST COURSECustomers who hold a valid and original driving license from any GCC countries i.e. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are eligible for the Direct Test course.

Tests

Total fees

File opening + all tests*

AED 2,775

Training under Platinum course
(high-end luxury cars)

AED 10,000

*Customers can take optional practical training before the road test. The training fee will be applicable as per current rates

2. FLYING CREW COURSEFlyDubai & Emirates cabin crews who hold a valid home country driving license are eligible for this course

Tests

Total fees

File opening + all tests*

AED 2,525

Training under Platinum course
(high-end luxury cars)

AED 10,000

*Customers can take optional practical training before the road test. The training fee will be applicable as per current rates

Students can take classes on alternative days during weekdays- 2 hours for each day

Shift Duty Course
Students can choose to take their training as per their choice during training hours by coordinating with their instructor or by calling their respective training locations in the following way

4 hours of training

6 hours of training

8 hours of training

Friday Course
Students can take their training only on Friday (2 hours of training)

Timings are : 7.30am , 9.40am, 2.00pm

Weekend Course

Students can also take a Friday and Saturday class which is the weekend course.

Timings are (Friday) 7:30AM, 9:40AM, 2:00PM

(Saturday) 8:30AM, 10:30AM, 12:30PM

Night Course - Timing options are 8:00PM – 11:00PM

Gold Driving CourseStudents can take their training on any day at any time as per their preference. They are eligible for 4 hours of training (with a break in between). Gold Driving Course training classes can be taken from EDI Head office in Al Qusais, Al Qouz and Port Rashid.

Training Timings

The training timings are from 08:30am to 05:30pm with a break from 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Students start at 8:30am and their classes can be scheduled as per their preferences.

2. You are requested to report for all your practical training classes on time. You’ll be marked as “ABSENT,” should you fail to report within 10 minutes of your class starting time. Once marked “absent,” you’ll have to take the compensatory class by paying for that particular class.

3. If you wish to temporary stop your training, you must inform your course in-charge 24 hours before your scheduled training time. If you fail to do so, you’ll be marked as absent for that day.

4. In case you’re instructor is absent, we will try to arrange some other instructor for that particular class. Should we fail to provide another instructor, we will extend your training accordingly.

5. You must use the MDT card for timely login & logout of your training. Please insert the training card in your training vehicle as soon as your training begins and take it out once the training is over.

All students who register for 20/15/10 hours must attend 8 theory lectures. These lectures are conducted on weekdays as well as Fridays. Lectures are offered in different languages such as English, Hindi/Urdu and Arabic at the Al Qusais, Al Quoz and Port Rashid centres. NOTE: The students must bring the EDI student ID, RTA handbook and RTA Learning Permit to attend the lectures.

Lecture 1 : Attitude and Responsibilities

Lecture 2 : Traffic signs

Lecture 3: Managing Risks

Lecture 4 : Driver Condition

Lecture 5 : Driving Environment

Lecture 6 : Rules of Road

Lecture 7 : Hazard and Emergencies

Lecture 8: Safety Demonstration

Rules of Attendance

Please ensure you have attended all 8 lectures before you book your theory test. Now you can also take all 8 lectures in English, Arabic and Urdu via e-Lectures (online lecture). Click here to see the user guide.